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Whether you're just starting out and looking for quick and easy dinner recipes or you're a seasoned chef looking for fresh inspiration, Alibris offers a diverse selection of cookbooks to indulge every palate and skill level.

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Get Off Your Acid: 7 Steps in 7 Days to Lose Weight, Fight Inflammation, and Reclaim Your Health and Energy Get Off Your Acid: 7 Steps in...

Dr. Daryl Gioffre
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An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace An Everlasting Meal: Cooking...

Tamar Adler, Alice Waters (Contributions by)
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You Can't Screw This Up: Why Eating Takeout, Enjoying Dessert, and Taking the Stress Out of Dieting Leads to Weight Loss That Lasts You Can't Screw This Up: Why...

Adam Bornstein, Gary Tiedemann (Read by)
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The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy The Cheese Trap: How Breaking...

Neal D Barnard, MD, Marilu Henner (Contributions by)
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Yes, Chef: A Memoir Yes, Chef: A Memoir

Marcus Samuelsson
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Nourishing Diets: How Paleo, Ancestral, and Traditional Peoples Really Ate Nourishing Diets: How Paleo,...

Sally Fallon Morell, Dara Rosenberg (Read by)
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The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America The Mushroom Hunters: On the...

Langdon Cook, Kevin R Free (Read by)
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The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails The Book of Cocktail Ratios:...

Michael Ruhlman
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The 100: Count Only Sugar Calories and Lose Up to 18 Lbs. in 2 Weeks The 100: Count Only Sugar...

Jorge Cruise, Fred Berman (Read by)
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All Things Lovely: Inspiring Health and Wholeness in Your Home, Heart, and Community All Things Lovely: Inspiring...

Jenn Johnson, Stacey Glemboski (Read by)
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Food Can Fix It: The Superfood Switch to Fight Fat, Defy Aging, and Eat Your Way Healthy Food Can Fix It: The...

Mehmet Oz
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Feel Better in 5: Your Daily Plan to Feel Great for Life Feel Better in 5: Your Daily...

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
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Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey Crown of Blood: The Deadly...

Nicola Tallis, Flosnik (Read by)
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Tales from the Tummy Trilogy Tales from the Tummy Trilogy

Calvin Trillin
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Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life Savor: Mindful Eating,...

Thich Nhat Hanh, Lilian Cheung
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Hold Me Tight Hold Me Tight

Dr. Sue Johnson, Sandra Burr (Read by)
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Backstage Pass: The Starchild's All-Access Guide to the Good Life Backstage Pass: The Starchild...

Paul Stanley, Sean Pratt (Read by)
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Fresh Off the Boat Fresh Off the Boat

Eddie Huang
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10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 10 Days! 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse...

JJ Smith, Janina Edwards (Read by)
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The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World: The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York The Most Spectacular...

Tom Roston
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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School The Sharper Your Knife, the...

Kathleen Flinn, Cassandra Campbell (Read by)
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My Life in France My Life in France

Julia Child, Flo Salant Greenberg (Read by)
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Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan...

William Davis, Dan Bittner (Read by)
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Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People Simple Times: Crafts for Poor...

Amy Sedaris
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For beginners, the best cookbooks offer clear, step-by-step instructions - preferably with plenty of photos - and guidance on general cooking techniques. Here are some great options to start with:

With the massive selection of recipe books available on Alibris, finding something tailored to your specific diet or health needs is easy.

When searching, you can utilize the left sidebar to filter results and quickly go straight to vegan cookbooks, books by well-known chefs, books about health and fitness, and more. Here are some popular specialty cookbooks:

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Looking to cook more regularly? These are some cookbooks that you should have in your kitchen:

Absolutely! Here are some top-rated cookbooks that focus on techniques, tools, and science rather than recipes alone:

  • The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J Kenji Lopez-Alt
  • Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter
  • On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee
  • Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman
  • Yes, many of the best cookbooks are available in eBook format on Alibris, offering portability and convenience for cooks of all skill levels and tastes.

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